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McInnes, A., Bradley, J., Uddin, N. , Khine, R., Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491 & Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460view all authors (2025). Validation of the City Birth Trauma Scale to assess post-traumatic stress symptoms in maternity staff. Midwifery, 147, article number 104430. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2025.104430

Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460, Meades, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-6944-6428, Sinesi, A. , Cheyne, H., Maxwell, M., Best, C., McNicol, S., Alderdice, F., Jomeen, J., Shakespeare, J., Constantinou, G., Gilbody, S., Hann, A., Holly, J., Howard, G., Hutton, U., Leonard, R., Salmon, D., Uddin, N., Walker, J., Williams, L. R. & Yuill, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-3918-5917view all authors (2025). COVID-19 and anxiety in pregnancy and postpartum: a longitudinal survey. BMC Public Health, 25(1), article number 1146. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-22257-7

Best, C., Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460, Sinesi, A. , Meades, R., Cheyne, H., Maxwell, M., McNicol, S., Williams, L. R., Alderdice, F., Jomeen, J., Shakespeare, J., Constantinou, G., Gilbody, S., Hann, A., Holly, J., Howard, G., Hutton, U., Leonard, R., Salmon, D., Uddin, N., Walker, J., White, A. & Yuill, C.view all authors (2024). Socioeconomic deprivation and perinatal anxiety: an observational cohort study. BMC Public Health, 24(1), 3183-. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-20608-4

Meades, R., Sinesi, A., Williams, L. R. , Delicate, A., Cheyne, H., Maxwell, M., Alderdice, F., Jomeen, J., Shakespeare, J., Yuill, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-3918-5917, Ayers, S., Best, C., Hann, A., Salmon, D., Uddin, N., Walker, J. & Gilbody, S.view all authors (2024). Evaluation of perinatal anxiety assessment measures: a cognitive interview study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 24(1), article number 507. doi: 10.1186/s12884-024-06641-6

Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460, Coates, R., Sinesi, A. , Cheyne, H., Maxwell, M., Best, C., McNicol, S., Williams, L. R., Uddin, N., Hutton, U., Howard, G., Shakespeare, J., Walker, J. J., Alderdice, F. & Jomeen, J.view all authors (2024). Assessment of perinatal anxiety: diagnostic accuracy of five measures. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 224(4), pp. 132-138. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2023.174

Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460, Sinesi, A., Coates, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-6944-6428 , Cheyne, H., Maxwell, M., Best, C., McNicol, S., Williams, L. R., Uddin, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-0518-7989, Shakespeare, J. & Alderdice, F.view all authors (2024). When is the best time to screen for perinatal anxiety? A longitudinal cohort study. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 103, article number 102841. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2024.102841

Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491, Uddin, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-0518-7989, Constantinou, G. ORCID: 0000-0002-2389-7901 , Ford, E., Easter, A., Shakespeare, J., Hann, A., Roberts, N., Alderdice, F., Sinesi, A., Coates, R., Hogg, S., Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460 & MATRIx Study Teamview all authors (2023). Meta-review of the barriers and facilitators to women accessing perinatal mental healthcare. BMJ Open, 13(7), doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066703

Yuill, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-3918-5917, Kerauden, S., Murphy, R. , Uddin, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-0518-7989 & Rocca-Ihenacho, L. ORCID: 0000-0002-8161-3938view all authors (2023). Developing the Midwifery Unit Self-Assessment (MUSA) Framework: a mixed methods study in six European midwifery units. Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare, 35, article number 100819. doi: 10.1016/j.srhc.2023.100819

Rocca-Ihenacho, L. ORCID: 0000-0002-8161-3938, Yuill, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-3918-5917, Thaels, E. & Uddin, N.view all authors (2023). The Midwifery Unit Self-Assessment (MUSA) Toolkit: embedding stakeholder engagement and co-production of improvement plans in European midwifery units. Evidence and Policy, 19(1), pp. 165-176. doi: 10.1332/174426421X16448363973807

Uddin, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-0518-7989, Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460, Khine, R. & Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491view all authors (2022). The Perceived Impact of Birth Trauma Witnessed by Maternity Health Professionals: A Systematic Review. Midwifery, 114, article number 103460. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2022.103460

Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491, Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460, Bogaerts, A. , Jeličić, L., Pawlicka, P., Van Haeken, S., Uddin, N., Xuereb, R. B., Kolesnikova, N. & COST action CA18211:DEVoTION teamview all authors (2021). When birth is not as expected: a systematic review of the impact of a mismatch between expectations and experiences.. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 21(1), article number 475. doi: 10.1186/s12884-021-03898-z

Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491, Uddin, N., Ford, E. , Easter, A., Shakespeare, J., Roberts, N., Alderdice, F., Coates, R., Hogg, S., Cheyne, H., Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460 & MATRIx Study Teamview all authors (2021). Barriers and facilitators to implementing perinatal mental health care in health and social care settings: A systematic review. The Lancet Psychiatry, 8(6), pp. 521-534. doi: 10.1016/s2215-0366(20)30467-3

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